Tuesday, July 2: Fenway

There's dazzle in this once drab corner of Boston. Long overshadowed by the ballpark that shares its name, the Fenway neighborhood is coming into its own. In fact, Fenway is on fire, with a slew of new restaurants, upscale apartment buildings and retail stores.

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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum exercises cultural and civic leadership by nurturing a new generation of talent in the arts and humanities; by delivering the works of creators and performers to the public; and by reaching out to involve and serve its community.

Conservationist Gerry Wright has researched, written and produced a one-man show honoring the life and work of Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture.

The radical transformation of the Fenway actually had surprisingly humble beginnings. Steve Samuels and his partners simply wanted to build a supermarket. But a funny thing happened on the way to the check-out line...they started spotting bargains.

Trilogy is a one million square foot project with over five hundred luxury apartments, upscale street-level retailers and hot new restaurants.

Celebrated chef Michael Schlow’s latest entry on the restaurant scene is Barrio Cantina. Tacos, quesadillas, and fajitas--the ingredients fresh--the presentation fun...with over eighty different tequilas to wash it all down.

Tiffany Faison, of Top Chef fame, simply fell in love with the space in Steve Samuels’s Trilogy building on Boylston. Her Sweet Cheeks Barbecue joint--a quick fire success-- has now added a beer garden--recently named one of the best in the country by Food and Wine Magazine.

Designed with modern living in mind the Boston luxury apartments at 1330 Boylston are made to accommodate an active, high-speed lifestyle. There are top of the line amenities and stunning city views. Best of all, you can live in the heart of one of Boston's most vibrant neighborhoods.

The Fenway Alliance is a consortium of of 22 nationally and internationally renowned cultural and academic institutions located in the Fenway.

Fenway Studios is an artists’ cooperative located at 30 Ipswich Street in Boston. The building is owned and run by the resident artists, and is the oldest continuous artist building in the country.

Meredith Management is a real estate development firm run by John Rosenthal. It plans to build the mutli-use Fenway Center over the Mass Pike near Fenway Park.